BIOLOGIST

Eugenie Clark

1922 - 2015

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Eugenie Clark (May 4, 1922 – February 25, 2015), popularly known as The Shark Lady, was an American ichthyologist known for both her research on shark behavior and her study of fish in the order Tetraodontiformes. Clark was a pioneer in the field of scuba diving for research purposes. In addition to being regarded as an authority in marine biology, Clark was popularly recognized and used her fame to promote marine conservation. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eugenie Clark is the 1,069th most popular biologist (down from 1,060th in 2019), the 13,780th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,545th in 2019) and the 180th most popular American Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Eugenie Clark ranks 1,069 out of 1,097. Before her are Irene Pepperberg, Storrs L. Olson, Rita R. Colwell, Frank Fenner, Severn Cullis-Suzuki, and Hugo López-Gatell Ramírez. After her are Pamela C. Rasmussen, Fanny Hesse, Maurice Kottelat, Susan Lindquist, Suzanne Cory, and Steve Jones.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Eugenie Clark ranks 452. Before her are Gil Merrick, Andy Phillip, Joan Caulfield, Audrey Meadows, Rajeshwari Chatterjee, and Graham Whitehead. After her are Audrey Long, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Lamont Johnson, Syd Owen, Randhir Singh Gentle, and Hrishikesh Mukherjee. Among people deceased in 2015, Eugenie Clark ranks 523. Before her are George Clayton Johnson, Maria Radner, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, Alberto Nisman, Lucjan Lis, and Leon Brittan. After her are Alexander Melentyev, Svetlana Kitova, Bud Yorkin, Andraé Crouch, Bob Johnston, and Pedro Zerolo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Eugenie Clark ranks 13,784 out of 20,380. Before her are Victor Ortiz (1987), Jennifer Gareis (1970), Anne Henning (1955), Brooke Burns (1978), Robin Lord Taylor (1978), and Wayne Allard (1943). After her are Jessica Diggins (1991), Fannie Ward (1872), Alice Evans (1971), Charlie Rich (1932), Jack Smith (1932), and Caleb Landry Jones (1989).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United States

Among biologists born in United States, Eugenie Clark ranks 180. Before her are Amos Eaton (1776), William Bartram (1739), Sidney Dillon Ripley (1913), Irene Pepperberg (1949), Storrs L. Olson (1944), and Rita R. Colwell (1934). After her are Fanny Hesse (1850), Susan Lindquist (1949), Jerry Coyne (1949), Joan A. Steitz (1941), Peter Dodson (1946), and Jill Bolte Taylor (1959).

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